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Cynthia Zarco
October 13, 2014
EDSP 432
Professional Interview
For this in-depth interview, I interviewed my boss, Sasha. She is an educational specialist and she has been working with students since she was in High School. She started off the interview by telling me a little bit about herself. She mentioned that she came to Sonoma State with a Bachelors degree in Sociology and received her Education Specialist credential, and a few years later, that is when she met her husband, who is a certified behavior analyst. Sasha mentioned to me that her and her husband started up their program in 2013. Our mission is to provide quality, individualized service to students, with the goal of continued independence in the least restrictive educational environment. We provide Functional Behavior Assessments, consultation, and curriculum modification support in a variety of settings including public schools, non-public schools, day programs, homes, and residential settings. Ever since then, they have been active in many schools here around the area and love serving neighborhoods and community.
Sasha mentioned that she most of her days are good! She mentioned that what makes it difficult sometimes is when an employee cannot make it to work and they need to find someone to cover. She said that is stressful because they want to keep the schools they work with happy, she they never want to leave a student without an aide. Sasha quotes, “We want to stay professional as possible. We don’t want to make the schools and or the parents upset.” She said since because they just started up, they want to keep a good word with their program so they can keep expanding. I thought that was interesting because they have only been around since 2013, so they are pretty new. She said that other than her stressing out trying to find a substitute, her days are great. She says that she spends most of her time meeting with parents and stopping by and checking in with her employees at the
October 13, 2014
EDSP 432
Professional Interview
For this in-depth interview, I interviewed my boss, Sasha. She is an educational specialist and she has been working with students since she was in High School. She started off the interview by telling me a little bit about herself. She mentioned that she came to Sonoma State with a Bachelors degree in Sociology and received her Education Specialist credential, and a few years later, that is when she met her husband, who is a certified behavior analyst. Sasha mentioned to me that her and her husband started up their program in 2013. Our mission is to provide quality, individualized service to students, with the goal of continued independence in the least restrictive educational environment. We provide Functional Behavior Assessments, consultation, and curriculum modification support in a variety of settings including public schools, non-public schools, day programs, homes, and residential settings. Ever since then, they have been active in many schools here around the area and love serving neighborhoods and community.
Sasha mentioned that she most of her days are good! She mentioned that what makes it difficult sometimes is when an employee cannot make it to work and they need to find someone to cover. She said that is stressful because they want to keep the schools they work with happy, she they never want to leave a student without an aide. Sasha quotes, “We want to stay professional as possible. We don’t want to make the schools and or the parents upset.” She said since because they just started up, they want to keep a good word with their program so they can keep expanding. I thought that was interesting because they have only been around since 2013, so they are pretty new. She said that other than her stressing out trying to find a substitute, her days are great. She says that she spends most of her time meeting with parents and stopping by and checking in with her employees at the